Tinder Fire cause linked to illegal abandoned campfire

May 2, 2018

Coconino National Forest officials say the cause of the Tinder Fire has now been linked to an abandoned illegal campfire during Stage I Fire Restrictions. The fire was reported by the Moqui Tower lookout on April 27 at 11:43-am and began near Forest Road 95, about 1.5-miles east of C.C. Cragin Reservoir. It quickly spread to the bottom of East Clear Creek Canyon, and strong southwest winds drove the fire in a northeast direction up the canyon and towards private property and residents located about 3 miles away. Anyone with information on who may have left this campfire should contact the forest service.